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Ozone machine

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To continue a discussion on another thread...

fawnzy said:
Speaking of ozone. I have a commercial grade machine. I treat my and as many others clothing as I can in my van at night. Then in the morning the clothes are ready to go and any odours inside my van have been wiped out for the drive. It's important you use the machine away from people or animals. Ozone is very powerful and will attack the soft tissue of your eyes and lungs.
Over time it will also degrade soft rubber, foam, and elastic. Things like elastic cuffs or suspenders will eventually be affected, even the foam around the door of your car is vulnerable, but for the limited exposure I doubt you would ever notice a difference.

The temps are cool in the fall and this makes it difficult for ozone to break down and it could last for several hours in cold temps. I always wear a P100 rated carbon filter mask when using Ozone. When done, I open the doors of my van to clear it out, otherwise it could still be there in the morning.
Your clothes will still smell like ozone in the morning. If you smell ozone while treating, you are putting yourself at risk. The O3 is still active.
Stop the treatment and move it to another location. Ozone works but use it with caution.
As far as the machine that goes into the tree or ground blind? Again, if you can smell it when it's being produced, it's too much exposure. You would have to stay upwind in a tree and I don't think u would ever sit in an enclosed blind with one running.


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I tried a cheap one that was made for hunters and keyword is cheap. It never worked as expected. I've been looking for a log6 but I guess they went out of business so this year I bought a unit on amazon for about 65 dollars, which is still much cheaper than the commercial units. The limitation is that it can only run for 20 minutes at a time but it is working great. I am careful about using it but I like your carbon filter mask idea to be safe. I have an airtight storage container that I ran the tubing into so I load my stuff into that and let it go. I have also done my truck overnight a few times and then aired it out pretty good. I think with the machine in the tree that the ozone disperses too quickly for it to be effective.
 
Tried a Whitetail'R last year in a tub, Adhesive on KUIU Jacket that held arm pit zippers on and that held a chest pocket on came unglued. KUIU said it was O3 cause the issue.... I really like the idea of them
but unsure.

Thanks,
Boswell
 
The biggest an most important thing is safety. No people, pets or plants. The p100 mask does a great job. If you plan on being exposed to the O3 get a full face mask to protect you eyes as well or a half mask and some swim goggles. My unit is a bio3 blaster. It's hand made in the USA. The gentleman makes many sizes and would likely have a perfect fit.


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Boudreaux said:
Tried a Whitetail'R last year in a tub, Adhesive on KUIU Jacket that held arm pit zippers on and that held a chest pocket on came unglued. KUIU said it was O3 cause the issue.... I really like the idea of them
but unsure.

Thanks,
Boswell

I was extremely unhappy with the performance of the Whitetail'R. I have 2 models, the battery powered one and a bigger one, and although I could smell ozone being created I felt it did nothing to get rid of any smells. I don't think it was generating enough ozone. I purchased this one on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K70QDJA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1, and I have it running into an airtight tub. It will only run for 20 minutes at a time, but if I put it on the continuous setting it will run for 20 minutes every hour. I feel like it is really working.

So far I have not noticed any damage on equipment but I know it can happen.
 
fawnzy said:
The biggest an most important thing is safety. No people, pets or plants. The p100 mask does a great job. If you plan on being exposed to the O3 get a full face mask to protect you eyes as well or a half mask and some swim goggles. My unit is a bio3 blaster. It's hand made in the USA. The gentleman makes many sizes and would likely have a perfect fit.


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Awesome info!
 
I don't know why but want one to use in the field. (yes i know does not work in open environments). But I don't think that a scent spray work either, as you can't spray every inch of your body. I am not going to pay that money for one. Just won't.

Thanks,
Boswell
 
Ozone is powerful and it does work. I imagine it would reduce your scent in the tree and should fool the deer. In time they might learn to associate the smell of ozone with hunters but at the price point I don't think too many will get educated. I treat clothing in my car. I hang them up open all zippers and let the gas work. When done I either let it stay in my car or pack it away and bring it in. I'll pack my back pack right away and put it in a large rubber maid till morning. I'll bring a large clear plastic bag to bag the backpack and try to trap any sweat smells from the hike in.
On a side note. Losing weight has made a huge difference for my hike.


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Interesting discussion! Do you guys feel that it helps. John E mentioned to me that he uses one also(not sure the brand) He also believes that it helps. This has had me curious. I read a article about a drug sniffing dog. I won't bore you w/ the details. Basically the dog found his handler every time but the only scenario's where the dog was delayed and confused was when Ozone was involved. The ozone tricked the dog and he was unsure if his handler was in the box but he still picked the right box, it just took him a while. For a small investment, I'd be willing to try a generator and a air tight rubber maid tote.
 
The machine I have is quite large. Large enough to treat a house. I can treat my whole hunt camps garments at once. I'm sure a plastic bag would work as well to seal it after treatment. Whatever you use, make sure it's treated as well on the inside so plastics smells are minimized.


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fawnzy said:
The machine I have is quite large. Large enough to treat a house. I can treat my whole hunt camps garments at once. I'm sure a plastic bag would work as well to seal it after treatment. Whatever you use, make sure it's treated as well on the inside so plastics smells are minimized.


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What do you mean by "treated". Do needI a tote specifically made made for this purpose? Scent Tote? Is the Ozone helping you stay undetected? Do you feel it's working?
 
The ozone machine makes ozone O3. The gas has to come in contact with whatever you are treating for odour. You don't need a special container just some way of keeping new odour away that your clothing may absorb between the time of treatment and when you hunt. Ozone will kill existing odour but won't prevent new odour. Once you have a machine, you can descent your gear as often as you like.
Beware that ozone in any amount that you can smell is dangerous to breathe and bad for your eyes. I wear a full faced mask with p100 rated carbon filters. Mind you I'm using a commercial unit so the volume of ozone produced is quite hi. However I would advise using the machine away from any people or animals. If you can smell the ozone you are exposing yourself to too much.
On a side note. The ozone helps keeps the carbon filters on my mask almost like new. Not entirely sure about the science behind that. It makes me wonder if it could be used to reset carbon based clothing. Maybe Mr. Eberhart would have some insight to this.


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I'm following now. I thought you were saying the inside of the tote had to be "treated" w/ something. The garments have to be treated w/ ozone.
 
Yes. But treating the inside may help with any plastic odours


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Ok I'm really following now, I thought you were piping the ozone into a tote a treating your clothes inside the tote at least that that how I envisioned doing it.
 
Now, red may do just that. A wardrobe box may suffice to


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1simplemann said:
Ok I'm really following now, I thought you were piping the ozone into a tote a treating your clothes inside the tote at least that that how I envisioned doing it.

Yes, that is exactly what I am doing. I will take a pic when I get home. I will also periodically run the machine out to my truck and let it run for a few hours and then air the truck out after.
 
That's a good idea. I'll also use my van as a contained to ozonate my clothes. A bit of double duty.


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fawnzy said:
That's a good idea. I'll also use my van as a contained to ozonate my clothes. A bit of double duty.


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Yeah I put some of my stuff in there that I can't fit into my air tight container and do the same!
 
redsquirrel said:
Boudreaux said:
Tried a Whitetail'R last year in a tub, Adhesive on KUIU Jacket that held arm pit zippers on and that held a chest pocket on came unglued. KUIU said it was O3 cause the issue.... I really like the idea of them
but unsure.

Thanks,
Boswell

I was extremely unhappy with the performance of the Whitetail'R. I have 2 models, the battery powered one and a bigger one, and although I could smell ozone being created I felt it did nothing to get rid of any smells. I don't think it was generating enough ozone. I purchased this one on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K70QDJA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1, and I have it running into an airtight tub. It will only run for 20 minutes at a time, but if I put it on the continuous setting it will run for 20 minutes every hour. I feel like it is really working.

So far I have not noticed any damage on equipment but I know it can happen.

I am new to the site. I have been really soaking up the info provided and putting it to use.
I recently acquired the exact same ozone generator on ebay and after reading the instructions was curious. If placed in water more than 4" the compressor will equalize. Have you had any issue with equalization when placed in a sealed tote? Also did you drill the lid on the tote or just drape the stone ball on the inside edge. Do you rearrange the items in the tote for better contact with the ozone? How long do you run the ozone or how many 20 minute cycles I should say? I don't want to over do it but want maximum exposure.
Shoot a pic of your set up if you don't mind. I know yours has been working for you thus far.
 
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